The Optimist Club of Treynor, IA
NEWSLETTER
Iowa District, Zone 3, Club Number 40-109
Iowa District Governor: Gary Miner
Optimist International President: Danny Rodgers
www.treynoroptimist.org
April 30, 2011
Vol. 27 No. 13
Mental Health
Jennifer Van Hunnik and Jeanna Wasenius spoke at the
Optimist Club on April 23 on mental health. Stress from
work, a friend’s death, money problems, and other
problems can lead to treatable mental problems.
Depression, often the result of stress, can be easily treated
with activities and medicines.
When people often think of mental health, they think of
mental institutions. However, there are no long term mental
care institutions today in the United States. Medicines are
used to treat these illnesses. It is possible to get an
injection that will last a month for some types of depression.
also promotes summer camps for some students.
Most of her work at Treynor is one on one and small
groups.
Meeting Minutes
Dennis White opened the Optimist Club meeting on
April 23 with the Pledge of Allegiance and Judy
Guttau gave the opening prayer. There were 20
members and 2 guests at the meeting.
Chuck Nielsen and Richard Vorthmann contributed to
the Youth Fund in recognition of the bicycle safety
program. Gary Funkhouser contributed because his
grandson played in the orchestra at Ann Arbor,
Michigan. He also went on a tour of the Gerald Ford
Jenny Edmundson provides both inpatient and outpatient
Library and had a good tour by Chris Goos. Arlyn
treatment. Treatment starts with a thorough diagnosis.
They provide individualized therapy and specialized therapy Norris recognized his daughter who runs a dance
groups. The focus of inpatient treatment is to teach relapse studio in Tuscon, Arizona. Dick Baber recognized the
beauty of spring, robins singing and flowers blooming.
prevention skills and coping skills. Therefore, an inpatient
stay is usually only three to five days.
For bicycle safety there were 30 bikes, 18 boys and
The symptoms that show someone needs treatment include 12 girls. Deputies Jason LeMaster accompanied
Dwayne Richey who spoke to the Elementary
suicidal intentions; suicidal attempts, thoughts, or plans;
students before the bicycle inspection and obstacle
homicidal ideas with poor impulse control; and bizarre
disoriented behavior. The most important aspect of mental course.
health treatment is to “Believe in Recovery”
Kirk Vorthmann won the 50/50 drawing. Dick Baber
won the attendance drawing. A plant auction added
Talented and Gifted
$13 to the Youth Fund.
Lori McGoldrick and some of her 4th grade students were
Dennis White opened the Optimist Club meeting on
speakers at the Optimist Club on April 30. Lori has been
April 30 with the Pledge of Allegiance and Ken
teaching seven years in Treynor and has worked on the
Graham gave the opening prayer. Dee Guttau
talented and gifted program for four years. S ince she
began she has learned that these students need challenges provided jokes. There were 15 members and 9
guests at the meeting.
academically, but also have unique social and emotional
needs.
Ken Graham contributed to the Youth Fund in
recognition of his one year of retirement. Kirk
Lori works with students in three ways, as a pullout, for
Vorthmann contributed because the twins are starting
enrichment activities, and as a consultant for teachers and
to crawl. Not to be outdone, Jim Clausen contributed
students. One of her responsibilities is to find resources in
because his grandchild has learned to roll over.
the community for students with special talents whose
needs are not met.
Gerald Forristall won the 50/50 drawing. Ken Graham
won the attendance drawing.
One of the programs Lori uses in called Invention
Convention. This program was started in 1987 by Iowa
CALENDAR
State University and the University of Iowa. The program is
May 11 - Can Kennel sorting at for the St. Paul
open to all students, but Lori works with 4th graders in this
Youth Group
program. Youth can earn a $500 scholarship in the
June 1 - Can Kennel sorting at for the St. Paul Youth
program.
Group
Birthdays
Another program is the Modern Woodmen of the World
May 11 – Keith Denton
speech contest. This year the contest involves an
May 20 – Kelly Sutherland
American invention. Students pick a topic and have to
May 21 - Steve Irvin
research the topic, compose a speech, and deliver the
May 22 - Kirk Vorthmann
speech. The goals of the speech contest are to learn public
Anniversaries
speaking, enhance self esteem, and develop speaking and
May 27 – Bob & Mary Francis Abbott
communication skills.
May 29 – Bill & Rhonda Matthew
Speakers
May 4 Programs
May – Keith Denton
June – Dick Baber
July – Judy Guttau
Aug – Treynor Bank Employees
Sep – Jeff Jorgensen
Oct – Gary Funkhouser
Lori develops a needs assessment for each student. She
Nov – Arlyn Norris
sends the assessments home to the student’s parents. She
Dec – Chuck Nielsen
Luke Clausen, Zoe Gaupp, and Nik Johnson gave their
speeches at the Optimist Club. Luke talked about elevators
and the beginning of the Otis Elevator Company. Zoe
talked about the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph,
invented by Granville Woods, an African American inventor.
Nik talked about the digital camera. The first digital camera
was made from scraps and took 23 seconds to create a
picture.
Dale Willenborg, Editor, 14186 230th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 712-366-6815 dalewill1@juno.com
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